West High School - Cat Log Yearbook (Bremerton, WA)

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ART-CREATIVE ABILITY, Art developes a student's creative abilities. A well disciplined body has a well dis- ciplined mind. With this in mind the Physical Education Department tries to develop the body through physical fitness exercises and skills. Fourteen physical fitness tests are taken by the boys in P.E. The fifty yard dash, the mile run, the half mile run, sit-ups, and free exer- cises are included in these tests. Sophomores also take a standard first aid course the second and third quarters along with two quarters of P.E. Girls' first aid includes health, the stud of physical and emotional growth. The first nine weeks, sophomore girls are offered gymnastics, free exercise, and voll-ey ball. They have tennis, archery, and softball during the fourth quarter, Freshman girls take speed ball, table tennis, and stunts in addition to the sports and games taken by the soph- omores. The boys have various sports which in- clude: football, bombardment, basketball, soft- ball, track, and wrestling. AND P.E.-PHYSICAL Projects and assignments of the West High Art department this year have put emphasis on the relationship of art to everyday needs, with special attention given to making the student aware of the aesthetic possibilities of his surroundings. ln basic art, the main obiective is creativ- ity, but appreciation and experimentation are stressed, A student learns the balancing and mixing of colors, basic design and sketching. They also work with paper constructions-mo- biles, cut paper sculpture, and mask making. Other proiects are mural painting and wire sculpture. A course in oil painting, and three dimen- sions is offered to advanced students. They are able to display their talents and abilities in the field of art by placing their proiects in display cases in the main building. Procedures usecl at West attempt to stimu- late the imagination and mature the student mentally as well as aesthetically. Sophomore First-Aid classes learn how to save lives on Resuci-Ann. 9

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Larry Hall and Claudia Hegdahl examine an experimental animal used in the Science Department. West's Science Department offers a wide choice of courses- including general science biology, botany, Zoology, chemistry, and physics General science is offered to Those who do not plan to go on To college and are interested in studying about a variety of scientific topics. Botany, The study of plants, zoology, The study of animals, and biology, which deals with both of These subiects, are given for Those who are interested in learning about The origin development, structure, and functions of plants and animals. To teach the functions and characteristics of physical things, such as light and sound, is the primary purpose of physics. The chemical composition of substances is taught in chemistry classes. This includes studying elements and their atomic structures. Both physics and chem istry offer ample opportunity for students to practice what They learn from books by frequent laboratory experiments. This program has a two-fold purpose First, college-bound students can benefit a great deal from- adequate high school preparation Secondly, students who do not plan to contin ue their formal education beyond high school graduation can profit greatly by gaining a bet- fer understanding of themselves and The world 'n which they live. All of these Things, we feel will lead us to a better, happier, and fuller life SCIENCE AND LANGUAGES WIDEN OUR KNOWLEDGE In keeping with the national trend, West High students are becoming tremendously in- terested in foreign languages. Diplomat, inter- preter, international relations, all of these re- quire knowledge ofa foreign language. As our world grows smaller it is becoming important for people To be bilinual. The foreign language department has had two maior projects this year. These were the foreign language banquet and the Pan Ameri- can assembly. At the banquet foods were ser- ved from each country represented. Entertain- ment was provided by each club. The Pan American assembly in April was the highlight of Pan American Week. Featured at this assem- bly were four princesses from the language clubs and The queen from the Spanish club. Teaching methods are directed toward oral use of the language so that fluency in speech is acquired along with reading and writing. Language laboratories greatly increase the speak ing abilities of the language students. The language department was ioined this year by Dr. llsa Ziercke. She is an exchange teacher from Germany and has proved to be an asset to West High, 8 .if Dr. Ziercke, our exchange teacher, instructs her class In her native tongue, German.

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'VENT' Gail Ono, maiar domo, represents The insrrumenral aspecf of music, and soloisr Karolyn Flynn The vocal... l ...and The band plays on. AT WesT This year There are four insTrumen- Tal and four vocal music classes offered for one hour each day, This Time is spenT mosTly in rehearsal for conTesTs, concerTs, and oTher pub- lic appearances. A new group.This year, The Freshman Choir, Trains prospecTive sophomores for choir. Choir is The biggesT iT has ever been and received a superior raTing at conTesT. ChoraleTTes is also a new group. lT is composed of selecT girls, who give performances aT many public acTiviTies Nlodernaires consisTs of chosen boys and girls. They also give performances. They received a superior rafing aT conTesT. FirsT Band parficipafeg in parades, aT fooT- ball games, concerTs, and aT conTesT, aT which They recei-.ed ci superior raTing. Second Band Trains sTudenTs for FirsT Band. Orchesfra made a Trip To VicToria This year and gave many con- cerTs, The Dance Band played for dances all over VVes1ern VVashingTon. MUSIC AND COMMERCIAL CLASSES HAVE MANY STUDENTS The aim of The Commercial Depa rTmenT, Thaf of preparing sTudenTs Through a sufficient amounf of Training for immediaTe employmenT in offices offer graduafion, becomes a realiTy each year, as pracTically all of The advanced commercial graduaTes do find full-Time iobs. A wide range of subiecTs is offered by This deparTmenT for nearly every aspecT of work in The business realms. Classes include Typing, sfenography, office pracTice, bookkeeping, busi- ness maTh, commercial law, and consumers econ- omics. Two years each of bookkeeping, sTeno- graphy and Typing are offr-'ed The ofhers are one semester or one year courges. Success in The business world comes to aspir- ing young sTudenTs Through The commercial classes. A secrefary musT be a good TypisT and sTenographer and offen a firsT-raTe bookkeeper. Many boys realize The benefiT of These classes in making a success in The business world, account- ants have To be skilled in The arf of keeping books. Commercial law is advanTageous To any- one in Today's business world. lO Typing and bookkeeping ore only Two of The many com mercial courses offered.